NCBA WASHINGTON (August 5, 2021) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) announced today that it will begin publishing a National Daily Direct Formula Base Cattle...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak visits with third generation farmer Jake Leguee for a discussion about farm innovation and why top down government strategies are not as effective...
This week Chrissy Wozniak discusses a new proposed rule by the SEC, with Mary-Thomas Hart, the Chief Counsel, Government Affairs at National Cattlemen's Beef Association.The National Cattlemen’s Beef...
The big question today in Ag Economics is - Are we headed for recession or recovery? Damian Mason joins Chrissy Wozniak to discuss the current landscape of the agricultural economy. Damian is a well-known...
For the final episode of 2021, we took a look back over Chrissy Wozniak's favorite question that she asks her guests at the end of each episode of the North American Ag Spotlight - Why do you do what you...
The tax consequences of selling a farm or agribusiness should be at the top of the mind of every landowner. For many life-long farmers, selling their farm or business is one of the most difficult decisions...
WASHINGTON September 14, 2021 - Tax changes would be potentially catastrophic for farm families, and it’s an issue that affects every American. National Cattlemen's Beef Association Senior Executive Director...
The Delaware Statutory Trusts (DST) is a newer investment vehicle that allows real estate property owners, including farmers and ag landowners, to purchase tenants in common ownership in passive investment...
One of the most common questions I receive as a tax professional is “What type of business entity should I choose?” Most new business owners are overwhelmed at this decision and do not fully understand...
A common issue among landowners, both large and small, is vandalism occurring on the property. One of the most interesting stories regarding vandalism is a Florida farm-owner we know woke up in the middle...
A 1031 Exchange is a tax-deferred swap program in which farmers and others in the agriculture industry can participate. Farmland, vacant land, and certain agriculture assets are considered real estate assets...
Farmers and Agribusiness Companies are granted certain tax breaks and industry-specific deductions from the IRS. The service understands both the complexities and constraints of farmers as well as their...
Conservation easements have grown in popularity in recent years, partly due to the impactful tax benefits available to the donor. A conservation easement is a restriction on the use of land, voluntarily...
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on tax savings, planning opportunities, and other tax considerations for farmers and agriculture businesses for year-end 2019. Part I focuses on when a farming...
This is the second of a two-part series focusing on tax savings, planning opportunities, and other tax considerations for year-end 2019. Part I, published on AgFuse in November of 2019, focused on planning...
On December 19, 2019, Treasury released the final regulations for the much-discussed Opportunity Zone program. Overall, these final regulations did a great job of answering most of the open farming & agribusiness...
The decision to retire is often met with either enthusiasm or fear. Some farmers are counting down the days until retirement, and others are scared to retire because they aren’t sure what they will do...
Late in the afternoon on Friday, March 27th, the United States House of Representatives passed the $2 trillion federal relief package called Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES")....
Many taxpayers are surprised to find out that the IRS taxes hobby income. We all have hobbies. Yours might be painting, making unique juices, or growing flowers. Hobbies are an activity, or “side hustle”...
Amanda Stanton knows that marketing an ag business starts with human connection. This week she talks to Chrissy Wozniak about their shared passion - marketing ag based companies.Amanda owns Stanton Small...
This week Chrissy Wozniak speaks with Brekke Munks & Ashley Bruner about carbon markets, and how they can add another revenue stream for farms with Agoro Carbon Alliance.Agoro Carbon Alliance is creating...
Last week, the U.S. House voted to pass two NCBA-supported pieces of legislation that are critical to providing producers with greater transparency in the cattle markets.Chrissy Wozniak sits down with NCBA's...
Today Chrissy Wozniak speaks with Dr. James Hebert about the Dietary Inflammatory Index™ (DII®), what it measures, how it helps people live healthier lives and how food can be used as an anti-inflammatory...
When it comes to creating a cover crop mix, the options are endless. You need to determine what kind of species you’ll use, how many you’ll use, and at what seeding rates. For anyone new to cover crop...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to VES-Artex Midwest Sales Manager and Key Account Manager Joel Hornby about dairy barn design considerations, keeping cow comfort as the...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight we feature the panel that North American Ag's Chrissy Wozniak moderated at the FIRA USA conference in October. The topic "Robotics business models and the maintenance...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak speaks with Alon Ascher of Bluewhite, about the cutting edge company that is revolutionizing modern agriculture.Alon Ascher, serves as Bluewhite’s...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak learns about the incredible advances that have taken place in the dairy industry over the last few decades. Austin Gellings director of Agricultural...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak speaks with the impressive young ag entrepreneur who has co-founded Lasso, Nicole Rojas. Lasso is a software platform that helps cattle farmers...
There’s one thing time, soil, and money all seem to have in common…they’re all disappearing faster than we’d like them to. As farmers, we need soil to make money and we need time to improve soil,...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak speaks with co-founder and president of Monarch Tractor, Mark Schwager. Mark shares more about the world’s first 100% electric, driver-optional,...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak opens with a personal account of the days after Hurricane Ian devastated her community, and how Midwest Foodbank showed up when the community needed...
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In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak hears from David Wallace about his new irrigation technology, the FarmHQ platform by CODA Farm Technologies.Founded by third-generation farmers...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Alex Caldwell to talk about the new updates on the New Holland Guardian Front Boom Sprayer. Alex talks about what he's excited most...
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak attends the FIRA USA Conference. The unique 3-day event focused on autonomous farming and agricultural robotics solutions. Chrissy takes us through...
This week Chrissy Wozniak speaks with Peter Golbitz, founder of Agromeris and advisor at Unconventional Ag. He joins us to share details about the upcoming Unconventional Ag Conference, an event that showcases...
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